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My (nick)name is Moz and this blog was originally about my travails, tribulations and (occasional) small successes while writing my Honours thesis and fighting the demons of my mental illness. Said thesis was nicknamed Frankie and this is my first blog. These days I am working on my Masters thesis, and still trying to string words together that make some sense.
My financial vices include a good cup of coffee, live music, and buying real newspapers so I can do the crossword. Unsurprisingly I love books, and am a bit obsessed with writing the perfect letter and making an even more perfect mix CD. I earn part of my living as a wedding singer in Sydney, Australia, but long term I hope to research, write and teach as an academic, and travel further than interstate. David Bowie once referred to me as 'the quintessential girl from Ipanema' - it briefly made my mother proud.

Lisztomania (Take 4)

Like so many people, Christmas is all about the ritual for me. I'm not alone - my father adores decorations and usually has our tiny house overflowing with them, crowned by his spectacular lights in the front yard. (This is the part where I'd show a picture as proof, but my phone has a crappy camera and I don't own another one.) My sister has the endearing habit of running a trivia contest on Christmas day for our immediate family, trivia about...Christmas, no less. She buys prizes and everything.
For what it's worth, I won this year, so I haz bragging rights.
My ritual is known to longtime readers of this blog, the annual Christmas mix CD. Previous mix CD inclusions can be seen here and here.This year's effort is outlined below:Little Houses
Adam and the Ants - Stand and DeliverYeah Yeah Yeahs - SacrilegeHaim - The WirePalma Violets - Best of FriendsAny Bull - Keep On RunningPoliça - Dark StarThe Griswolds - The Courtship of Summer PreasleyThe Preatures - Is This How You Feel?Vance Joy - From AfarJeremy Neale feat. Go Violets - In Stranger TimesFrank Ocean - LostRobyn - Dancing On My OwnPulp - Common PeoplePatty Smyth feat. Scandal - Goodbye To You